Health app developers: Questions about HIPAA?
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Data masking or controlled access provides a means for patients to control disclosure of select information within the
EHR. http://www.nature.com/gim/journal/v10/n7/pdf/gim200876a.pdf
Can patients request that access to sensitive data be controlled? Can patients request that only certain people can access their PHI? Can they request an audit of how their data has been shared by a covered entity? If so, do (or should)
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Submitted by Community Memberin Jun 2016

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If a patient acknowledges receipt of a Notice of Privacy Practices when admitted to a Hospital, does the Hospital-owned outpatient pharmacy using the same electronic software have to provide a second Notice and obtain patient acknowledgement again? Can the original notice cover all outpatient departments under Hospital ownership?

Submitted by Community Memberin Feb 2016

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